test case
noun
1
: a representative case whose outcome is likely to serve as a precedent
2
: a proceeding brought by agreement or on an understanding of the parties to obtain a decision as to the constitutionality of a statute
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What needs to be done is to test smartly and design test cases using critical thinking that will cover the user stories from multiple possible scenarios and edge cases.
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Joel Montvelisky, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The government’s aggressive move achieved its goal of generating a test case, but ultimately ended in failure.
—Rachel E. Rosenbloom / Made By History, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Berks County includes Reading, which has a large Latino and Hispanic population, and could offer a test case over whether a comedian’s controversial comments about Puerto Rico at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally last month could impact the former president.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Even if the Florida courts succeed at filling in the details — a process that could require multiple test cases — the amendment would be a bad one.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Oct. 2024
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Joel Montvelisky, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The government’s aggressive move achieved its goal of generating a test case, but ultimately ended in failure.
—Rachel E. Rosenbloom / Made By History, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Berks County includes Reading, which has a large Latino and Hispanic population, and could offer a test case over whether a comedian’s controversial comments about Puerto Rico at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally last month could impact the former president.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Even if the Florida courts succeed at filling in the details — a process that could require multiple test cases — the amendment would be a bad one.
—The Editors, National Review, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Test case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20case. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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